- Steel-makers to hold price line The industry may get some headroom as the price of steel has been softening over the past few days
- Justice on wheels India’s first mobile court turned 1 this week
- Varun Shipping to spend $300 million on oil search vessels Varun expects revenue from such ships this year
- The flashbulb moment Two Delhi designers have created the fashion norm for Tinseltown’s women, adding Hollywood glamour to the Bollywood red carpet
- Worldwide protests on eve of China Olympics Activists are using the Games to pressure Beijing over its rule of Tibet and heavily Muslim Xinjiang province, arrests of dissidents, Internet censorship and foreign policy
- Worldwide protests on eve of China Olympics Activists are using the Games to pressure Beijing over its rule of Tibet and heavily Muslim Xinjiang province, arrests of dissidents, Internet censorship and foreign policy
- FY09 set for record buy-back offers; deals may top $1 billion Although not many firms have announced such plans, analysts are surprised by the sheer size of the offerings
- Barc says no to Trai norms on audience measurement business Trai had recognized Barc as the institution that would oversee the audience measurement business in India, including selection and monitoring of research agencies that would carry out field research
- Regional airline MDLR plans to cut operations The financially troubled company now plans to switch back to its earlier business model of leasing out planes
- Lenovo’s Olympics ad was born in India Indian ad agencies are increasingly being appointed by multinational advertisers to create ads for some of their overseas markets
- Economist predicts medal count, says China will bag 44 golds The formula is based on factors such as wealth, politics and climate, and not on athletic ability
- A posher domestic first class To get business travellers to pay more, big airlines may have to find ways to offer premium service that travellers will value
- The invisible tides A realist novel that is also an education in human feelings and compulsions
- Follow the money From Serbian cafes and gambling dens in Osaka to Mumbai and Dubai—a journalist takes a tour of the global underground
- The push button theory Why and how you can be led -- or ‘nudged’ -- towards eating better, saving wisely or going green
- Amruta Patil / Writer and illustrator
- Sandeep Biswas / Photographer
- Riyas Komu / Artist
- Oil at $200, again Crude oil is concentrated in countries that are resisting sustained production increases
- BSNL, NHPC plans show tide has turned The plan is to raise more than $10 billion (Rs42,200 crore) in share sales, leading a revival in offerings as stocks rebound from the worst start to the year in three decades
- Hindi pulp art’s last man standing? As publishing houses increasingly hire in-house graphic designers, it is questionable whether Shelle is king of the field, or more simply the last man standing in the field
- The global crisis that killed Goldilocks One year after the credit crisis first struck, it has morphed into a severe global slowdown
- LIC Housing: no slowdown yet LIC Housing Finance has been able to improve its interest spread in the June quarter compared with the previous three months
- Post-Olympics, China could face hangover Apart from any figure-fudging in the run-up to the Olympics, China’s apparently low inflation can be explained by increased state controls and subsidies
- After its chairman, CEO too decides to leave BSE Rajnikant Patel exit follows a series of recent resignations, including some key executives of BSE
- DoT sights 3G spectrum by March If the Armed Forces vacate 25MHz of radio frequency, it could allow DoT to complete auctions this fiscal year
- SC gives nod for projects by Sterlite, Posco The court bench hearing the case also allowed Posco to build a steel plant in the state
- Brazil and India top users of offshore oil rigs in July The offshore rig count in the Asia-Pacific region rose by 13% from a year earlier
- Al Jazeera set to target Indian eyeballs soon The Qatar-based television network says it is awaiting clearance from the I&B and the home ministries
- Spielberg’s studio nears funds deal with Ambani Spielberg and Stacey Snider, DreamWorks SKG’s chief executive officer, can leave Paramount 60 days after Geffen resigns at the end of August
- Markets end flat after choppy session The Sensex swayed around 340 points in intra-day days before settling 51 points higher
- Olympics: Beijing lives put on hold for opening ceremony Movie halls, gyms, fitness centres and shops pulled down their shutters as security officials took over Beijing’s streets
- US lawmaker writes to Rice, wants pact delayed Berman wants India to comply with US law that would suspend trade if India tests a nuclear weapon again
- Pakistan govt to begin Musharraf impeachment The foreign ministry announced that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, instead of Musharraf, would attend the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics
- Exiles try to rekindle hopes for change in junta-ruled Myanmar Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for 12 of the past 18 years
- "Missing" Indians in N Zealand face uncertain future Forty pilgrims, part of a wider group of over 200 people, disappeared last month while on stopovers in New Zealand before flying to Sydney to take part in the Pope’s World Youth Day rally
- Olympics: Chinese get thumbs up from WADA supremo While there will be 4,500 doping tests during the Games, WADA’s direct involvement ended once the Olympic village opened
- IOC monitoring Beijing’s air quality round the clock Air quality is under intense scrutiny, putting pressure on organizers who have spent billions on meeting WHO standards
- Web Special | Birthday date with Obama Dinner with Obama, who turns 47 today, will cost $28,500 per couple and at that price, not many of his grassroot supporters will be able to afford a seat at the fund-rasing in Boston
- Malaysia Anwar fears govt plan to sabotage election Anwar, a former deputy premier, was barred from running for public office until this April because of a conviction for corruption
- Not even the end of the beginning The financial squeeze on US consumers, alleviated during the second quarter, could worsen in the rest of 2008
- France’s Mediterranean experiment sure to fail The Mediterranean Union project of 43 countries attempts to do too much, with too few resources.
- US not neglecting Asia amid war on terrorism: Bush India and China and the US will provide great opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses throughout the region, said Bush as he readies to embark on a 3-nation Asian trip
- US president urged to give Asia urgent attention Asia is home to more than 50% of the world’s population, produces more than 30% of global exports and controls a much larger share of the world’s savings pool
- US president urged to give Asia urgent attention Asia is home to more than 50% of the world’s population, produces more than 30% of global exports and controls a much larger share of the world’s savings pool
- Widespread lament over collapse of WTO talks The breakdown is being seen as bad news for the world’s businesses, workers, farmers and most importantly the poor
- Olympics: China rejects Amnesty rights charges The report says that Chinese authorities stepped up repression of rights activists and lawyers to silence dissent and present a picture of social harmony at the Games
- South Korean PM visits disputed islets Han Seung Soo seeks to consolidate hold over territory controlled by Seoul, but claimed by Tokyo since 1905 after Japan won a war with Russia
- From guerrilla to statesman, Cambodian PM towers above rivals This year’s campaign is much calmer than the past, possibly because Hun Sen no longer faces any major rivals; a profile of the man who feels no need to campaign for his re-election
- Yadav sworn in as Nepal president; talks on govt stalled Communist leader Prachanda, whose talks on forming a coalition govt have stalled, boycotts swearing-in ceremony
- US plans to use anti-terror aid for upgrading Pakistan’s jets Some Congress members are angered at the proposal, may block Bush administration plans to shift $230 million to upgrade Pakistan’s ageing F-16s
- WTO talks at a critical moment: Gordon Brown He noted that if a deal was not struck in the next few days, it could be a long time before any progress is made
- Nepal elects Ram Baran Yadav as its first President Maoists get a jolt as three major parties join hands to defeat its nominee;
- WTO trade talks begin with ray of hope For the meeting to be a success, the WTO’s 152 members will have to agree on key percentages for tariff cuts that would form the basis for any comprehensive deal
- G-20 mounts pressure on rich nations to cut farm support Eaffirming their unity, the G-20 said developed nations are responsible for distortions and restrictions in agriculture trade
- Obama to meet Afghan president The Illinois senator has accused the Bush administration of allowing Al-Qaeda and the Taliban to regroup by diverting vital US forces to the war in Iraq
- Olympics: Beijing starts car ban amid clean-air drive Motorists face a fine of 100 yuan ($14) for driving on the wrong day, and more curbs are being imposed to improve air pollution and traffic conditions
- Olympics: China on course on pollution cutting targets Beijing, one of the most pollution nations in the world has spent $16 bn over the past decade on improving the environment
- Japan rubbed wrong way by Sarkozy Sarkozy did not meet one-on-one with PM Yasuo Fukuda, despite finding time to go jogging and to meet on Japanese soil with Chinese President Hu Jintao; both countries say its nothing to worry
- A tiny African economy captive to cocktail snack Cashew nuts are the main export of the former Portuguese colony, whose people are the third poorest
- Obama candidacy fails to paper over racial schism in US Nearly 70% of Blacks in a New York Times/CBS News poll said they had encountered a specific instance of discrimination based on their race, compared with 62% in 2000
- US terrorism watch-list tops one million Compiled by the Terrorism Screening Center, the list has 400,000 individuals, 95% of whom are not US citizens or residents; includes those with aliases, fake passports and fake birth dates
- Obama stresses ‘responsibility’ to black audience “While it is right to assail Washington and Wall Street for some of the inequality in the country, “we also have to demand more from ourselves,” he said
- Bank of Japan leaves interest rates unchanged at 0.5% The bank also lowered its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the next fiscal year to 1.5% from 1.7%
- Web Special | New US Prez to grow own food in White House Over a thousand Americans have logged onto On DayOne.org, a website where citizens have registered what they expect the new President to grow and eat
- James Murdoch bypasses father in media power ranking James, chairman of satellite broadcaster BSkyB in Britain and News Corp. Europe and Asia’s chief, ranked second in the list, while his father was fifth in the ranking
- Obama vows to pull out bulk of forces from Iraq by mid-2010 In a blow to current efforts by the administration of President George W. Bush, Obama promised not to seek permanent US military bases in Iraq, if elected president
- China laying key foundation for Africa growth: World Bank Investment commitments in Africa went up from less than $1 bn a year before ‘04 to $8 bn in ‘06 and $5 bn in ‘07, signaling a growing trend in cooperation among developing economies
- The world is becoming a happier place: study Happiness is on the rise in 40 out of 52 countries with India, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico and South Korea showing steep upticks in happiness
- Sarkozy threat to block talks could scupper deal: experts The so-called Doha Round, which started at the end of 2001 in the Qatar capital, is to enter into a make-or-break series of meetings from 21 July
- Rich nations, rising economies discuss inflation threat The G8 nations warned this week that oil and food prices “pose a serious challenge to stable growth worldwide”
- G8 Summit | Food crisis needs handling by experts: Sarkozy Early last month, French President had proposed creating a panel on food issues, similar to UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Executives afraid to take holidays in case they lose jobs “Holiday paranoia” fuelled by redundancy rates doubling over the past year
- G-8: Bush to go green if India, China join in Bush’s comments come even as Japan and European governments are pressing for measurable commitments to fight global warming
- Ex-Colombian Prez candidate freed in daring military operation Ingrid Betancourt, 14 others airlifted to freedom in an operation involving military spies who tricked rebels into handing over their hostages without firing a shot
- Crude plays spoilsport with the American holiday Soaring gas prices are forcing American families to cancel their summer trips and look for cheaper forms of entertainment nearer home
- French diplomat is new U.N peacekeeping chief French diplomat Alain Le Roy will take over a department that faces the challenge of running over 20 peacekeeping operations with more than 100,000 personnel
- The options ahead for Zimbabwe’s main players Will a coalition without Mugabe work? Or will it be better to gently pursuade the dictator to share power? How effective will a UN-imposed arms embargo be?
- Economist Hurwicz, oldest to receive a Nobel, dies The death was confirmed by Mark Cassutt, a spokesman for the University of Minnesota, where Hurwicz was an emeritus professor of economics
- N-deal: Ackerman hopes India will complete internal processes Senior US Congressman Gary Ackerman will visit India next week and is expected to exchange views with the leadership in New Delhi on the nuke issue
- Fed holds rates steady, shows more worry on prices Key US interest rates have been held at 2% in an expected move
- India is top source to meet staff shortage in Britain According to a Manpower study, 20% of British employers are turning to foreign workers to meet skills shortage
- Luncheon at the farmers’ market Americans are beginning to buy just-in-from-the-field produce and preservative-free processed food directly from the farmer at a fraction of what they would have paid at the superstore
- ‘No magic wand’ to solve soaring oil prices overnight: US The White House Press Secretary Dana Perino acknowledged that there’s not a real good short-term answer to high oil prices
- New EU rules for expelling illegals Under the new guidelines, already approved by EU governments, illegal immigrants can be held in specialized detention centres, not jails for up to 18 months before being expelled
- Bush to press Congress to drop offshore drilling ban The announcement came just hours after Republican presidential candidate John McCain called for the federal government to scrap its 27-year-old moratorium on offshore oil drilling
- Olympian-size food service by Aramark The catering firm, which will be serving food at the Beijing Olympics, has also handled catering at the 13 previous Olympics
- Hanuman makes it to White house...well almost Barack Obama, Democratic party’s presidential nominee, is seen carrying the Hindu God’s statue with him for good luck
- UN summit pledges to ease food crisis as hunger threatens nearly 1 billion The summit struck a balance on the contentious issue of biofuels, recognizing “challenges and opportunities” in using food for fuel
- Greenspan, and all that is worng with the Fed All Fed governors and regional bank presidents should be appointed by the US president and approved by the Senate
- Don’t blame biofuels alone for food prices US agriculture subsidies generally encourage excessive food production, and much of the land devoted to corn-for-ethanol was previously uncultivated
- Obama seals Democratic nomination; Clinton does not concede Obama’s victory had been widely assumed for weeks. But Clinton’s declaration of interest in becoming his running mate was unexpected
- PepsiCo, Citi among best US cos for women from multiple cultures The list of 20 companies has been drawn up by US-based Working Mother magazine
- A change in balance of power at the Fed At a minimum, US Fed governor Frederic Mishkin’s departure removes a barrier to a policy reversal on rates.
- US likely to file complaint with WTO against European Union US say that the EU is undermining a decade-old agreement to eliminate duties on technology products
- Oil prices and the changing American way Spiralling fuel costs have seen Americans travel 11 billion miles less in March 2008 than they did the same month last year
- UK house prices post biggest fall since 1993 Bank of England policymaker warned house prices could fall by more than 30%
- Euro zone inflation slows in April The European Central Bank wants inflation to be just below 2% over the medium term, and has so far refrained from an interest rate rise
- Immigration has benefited British economy, says new report Immigrants kept skills and labour shortages at bay keeping the economy stable
- Italy scrambles to keep Alitalia flying Prime Minister Romano Prodi is expected to call a cabinet meeting for discussing the issue
- Sportswear workers face harsh conditions, long hours: report As companies gear up to accelerate production for the Beijing Olympics, workers have to work overtime, often without extra pay
- Indian restaurateurs in Britain take to streets They 3.5 billion pound Indian restaurant industry is reeling under sever staff shortage due to restrictive immigration laws
- Bush’s call for curbing emissions too little, too late The US-sponsored talks include countries responsible for 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
- For Putin, things may not be very simple Dmitri Medvedev, who formally takes office on 7 May, has already made noises that the source of authority should be the president
- Indian food industry in UK showing signs of decline There is not a single British town or village which does not have an Indian restaurant, but staff shortage has led to several of them closing down
- EU suggests sharing cartel evidence US and European agencies often follow each other in taking action against rivals companies suspected of breaking antitrust rules by limiting the supply or fixing the price of goods
- EU to tackle climate change with more windmills Wind power generators along the Atlantic coast and tighter limits for coal-burning plants will mean cleaner air and a cleaner conscience for Europe
- Europe unlikely to be hit hard by US recession If the US does go into a recession, there will indeed be bumps in the road for Europe but they just won’t be as jarring
- Euro to take bigger role on world stage: EU The euro area cannot stand back from international economic and monetary affairs,moreso as new economic powerhouses (China, India, Brazil) get more involved in world trade and economy talks
- Brown on mission to upgrade UK-India ties The British PM wants to upgrade Britain’s relations with India to a much higher level, the same as the USA
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